Dallas Independent School District Police Chief Craig Miller has his eye out for the kids who broke into and vandalized Edward Titche Elementary School Monday night. Says Miller, the former Dallas PD deputy chief, the suspects managed to do around $50,000 worth of damage at the near Bruton Terrace campus — and it’s still not clear what they managed to steal during their crime spree.

Miller says that among other things, the three to four suspects — all teens, likely, destroyed a copier, broke into vending machines, got away with at least a bullhorn and a wheelchair and emptied every single fire extinguisher. “And we’re still trying to determine what exactly was stolen,” says Miller, who suspects the four people captured on surveillance video are former students at the elementary school.

The chief says he can’t recall the last time someone vandalized an elementary school. Usually, people break in and steal copper. But seldom do they do this.

“It’s irritating. and it’s wrong,” says Miller. “These are our kids, and they shouldn’t have to have other people damage their property like this,” says Miller. “That’s why it’s important to set a tone and let people know we’re not going to tolerate this. We wanna catch them, talk to them and charge when with the appropriate crime.”

Which would be criminal mischief, more than likely — a felony in this instance, given the dollar amount of damage done. Says Miller, “It’s going to be a serious charge.”

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